Dear Readers, I’ve pretty much finished the mini I was working on (I didn’t do any basing yet),and the results are… mixed. Here’s the mini: The Good -The paints go on smooth and dry fairly quickly, enabling multiple coats to go on easily. -The paints show up well and do what they are supposed toContinue reading “Speed Paints 2.0 a Review Part II”
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Painting Update: Female Human Barbarian
Dear Readers, boy oh boy do I have a painting update for you! I’ve finished her! There we go! I hope you like the job I did on this commission! Next up? And… Well, that’s all I have for now! Join me in two Sundays for the next painting update! Until next time, Dear Readers…
Painting Update: Female Human Barbarian
Dear Readers, I’m still working on some commissions for a buddy of mine. This time, it’s a female human barbarian. Frankly she looks pretty fierce. But I guess that’s the point. In any case, she’s going to be a little bit of a challenge, as she stands on one foot on the mini stand. Here’sContinue reading “Painting Update: Female Human Barbarian”
Painting Update: Winter Wolf
Dear Readers, like most everything lately for this Blog, I haven’t done one of these for awhile. But it’s back! I was given a few commissions and I have been severely remiss in showing you all (and the person who is paying me to do them!) my progress as I paint. It doesn’t help thatContinue reading “Painting Update: Winter Wolf”
Finally, It’s Gone (We Think…)!
Dear Readers, We think we’ve gotten rid of the skunk. This is a wonderful thing as the air conditioning is able to be turned back on! Therefore, I was able to get some more painting done. You cannit imagine how much nicer it is in the southern heat having A/C. But I digress. Since theContinue reading “Finally, It’s Gone (We Think…)!”
Painting Update: Crystal Dragonborn Ranger
Dear Readers, I am taking a break from the Spelljammer ship. It’s been really painstaking, and instead of being a calming activity, painting the ship has become a chore and a stressor. Therefore, I’m working on another project: a friend’s dragonborn ranger. Here she is, post priming: I chose a white primer, as opposed toContinue reading “Painting Update: Crystal Dragonborn Ranger”
Painting Update: Elven Spelljammer Ship
Just a quick update on the progress of the ship! Here are some pictures: As you can see, the work on the bottom, the fins and exception, are done. I did the filigree on the bottom as well as the metal studs which I decided to, at last minute, make copper like the rest ofContinue reading “Painting Update: Elven Spelljammer Ship”
Painting Update: Elven Spelljammer Ship – Finally!
Deer Readers, so sorry I’ve been incommunicado for the last several days. My mental health sucks sometimes. In any case, I’m feeling a lot healthier and I’m back! You all know how it is and I appreciate your patience with me. Now, with no further ado: As you can see, I’ve made some really seriousContinue reading “Painting Update: Elven Spelljammer Ship – Finally!”
Miniature Paints for D&D, Warhammer, and Wargames Models: 23 of the Best
Dear Readers, this article has been reprinted from https://www.paintingmini.com with permission. It was too good of an article not to mention. This guy goes the extra mile when he does his research by polling various websites’ authors to also get their opinions, myself included. Enjoy! Do you want to paint miniatures? Great! You’ve arrived toContinue reading “Miniature Paints for D&D, Warhammer, and Wargames Models: 23 of the Best”
Painting Update: Elven Spelljammer Ship
Hey there! I’ve been working as hard as ever on the ship, wanting to get it done by August (when the Spelljammer campaign setting comes out)! Here’s how it looks so far! As you can see, I’ve been working on the main body of the ship. Fun! Fact: I got my speed paint Mega SetContinue reading “Painting Update: Elven Spelljammer Ship”
What a Day!
So I have been painting and painting and painting on my new ship! It’s coming along very nicely. I’m so excited to eventually showcase it to my players once it is complete. I’m equally hoping that, when the campaign progresses to that point, the Spelljammer stuff has officially premiered. I may just have to wingContinue reading “What a Day!”
Quick Painting Update: New Project – Elven Spelljammer Ship
Yes, folks, you read that right. I have a new project and it’s pretty awesome, especially considering the fact that Spelljammer is right around the corner in August! Here’s what I have and how it’s come along: She still has a ways to go, but she’s coming along very easily. I can’t wait to seeContinue reading “Quick Painting Update: New Project – Elven Spelljammer Ship”
Painting Update: Elven Bladesinger
As promised, I am giving you the final update on my elven bladesinger! Here she is, in all her glory: Truth be told, there is a little bit more grass than I had originally intended, but other than that I think she looks great. What do you think, Dear Readers? Let me know in theContinue reading “Painting Update: Elven Bladesinger”
Painting Update: Elven Bladesinger and Previously Unfinished Mini
Product Review and Unboxing: Army Painter Speedpaints (Starter Set)
Dear Readers, they finally came in! I am so very excited, you cannot imagine. So I picked up a random mini, an elven cleric, and I began painting. The results were… slightly disappointing. First, let’s talk about what came in the box: As you can see, you get 10 different colors. I was a littleContinue reading “Product Review and Unboxing: Army Painter Speedpaints (Starter Set)”
Painting Update: Lizardfolk Ranger
Oh boy, Dear Readers, do I have a surprise for you! I have completed it, and he’s beautiful. A masterpiece. I am SO proud of the job I’ve done on this miniature. Keep in mind that I’ve done minimal dry brushing, due to the nature of the mini. Also, I made a boo-boo. You’ll seeContinue reading “Painting Update: Lizardfolk Ranger”
Miniature Painting Update: Lizardfolk Ranger Commission
Dear Readers, I have put my Elven Bladesinger on hold so that I may instead work on a new commission of which I was requested of yesterday. It is, as the title of this post says, a lizardfolk ranger. The miniature needed a little bit of polishing before I could prime it, but that wasn’tContinue reading “Miniature Painting Update: Lizardfolk Ranger Commission”
Painting Update: Elven Wizard and a Call For Assistance
Yes, this post technically posted yesterday, but by mistake. Here it is in all its glory… Dear Readers it occurred to me that I have been referred to an elf in armor with a sword as a wizard. This is because she is my Elven Bladesinger. I may or may not have said this. ButContinue reading “Painting Update: Elven Wizard and a Call For Assistance”
Painting Update: Elven Bladesinger and New Etsy Purchase
Deer eaters, just a short Sunday post about what I’ve got going on. Let’s start with the Etsy Purchase. A freaking castle: It’s beautiful, isn’t it? It actually comes apart in layers for the players to adventure inside. I bought it from Centrion3D. I love their stuff, even if it is a little pricey. IContinue reading “Painting Update: Elven Bladesinger and New Etsy Purchase”
Painting Update: Gundarr the Barbarian (but only sort of…)
Dear Readers, welcome to yet another Painting Update! Here is the barbarian I’ve been working on. I started with Rigid Leather (from one of the D&D Paint sets by Army Painter; it’s a unique color not found in the standard Army Painter line) on the boots. Then I went and gave his skin a secondContinue reading “Painting Update: Gundarr the Barbarian (but only sort of…)”
Quick Painting Update: Fortress-class Dropship
Here we are with another painting update! Now that I am done with the priming, it’s now time to throw on some paint! As you’ll soon see, I have come across a problem… You can see brush strokes. I mean, this is generally solved in one of two ways: 1) multiple coats, or 2) sprayContinue reading “Quick Painting Update: Fortress-class Dropship”
Painting Update: Finished the Wizard, Glueing and Repriming the Dropship
I feel like I’m Sisyphus with these models, Dear Readers. I’m constantly working on them but I don’t seem to be getting any closer. Until today. Today, I have finally finished the Elven Wizard. And I will have finished gluing and priming the dropship. Here’s how it went down: I really ended up finishing theContinue reading “Painting Update: Finished the Wizard, Glueing and Repriming the Dropship”
Painting Update: Dropship and Elven Wizard
I know I provided a painting update earlier in the week, but I’ve gotten some progress done on both the Dropship and the wizard. So buckle up for a short painting update! So far, I’ve gotten the Dropship primed! As you can see, there are two kinds of primer on the pieces. Basically, I couldn’tContinue reading “Painting Update: Dropship and Elven Wizard”
Painting Update: Female Goliath Barbarian
Dear Readers, I’ve made some good progress on this miniature this week. Here’s how she looks: I ended up using Wraith Black for her hair, which didn’t turn out quite as dark as I had hoped. I will likely do a dark wash over the hair to darken it up a little. I used whiteContinue reading “Painting Update: Female Goliath Barbarian”
Major Painting Update: So Much Stuff…
Dear Readers, here we are again with another painting update! This one is kind of big one so buckle up! First we have the completed Black Knight. I did some work on the base, including using Citadel’s technical paint called Astrogranite. Here is what the Black Knight looks like finished (minus the dull coat finish):Continue reading “Major Painting Update: So Much Stuff…”
Let’s Talk Battletech: My (current) Miniature Painting Obsession
Dear Readers, I have developed, as the title suggests, an obsession with painting my new pewter Battletech miniatures. Like, I have almost totally abandoned my Dungeons & Dragons miniatures in favor of painting my Battletech ones. And I couldn’t be more excited about it. As my main shipment of Battletech miniatures should be on theContinue reading “Let’s Talk Battletech: My (current) Miniature Painting Obsession”
Let’s talk Battletech: Miniatures – Continued a.k.a The Daily DM Planned Better
Hey Dear Readers, today I’m going to continue on with painting my Battletech minis. I don’t expect this to be a very long post, mostly because I will be priming my two Inner Sphere mechs, and doing a base coat on my Clanner mech. Also, update on my shipment from Catalyst Game Labs, I gotContinue reading “Let’s talk Battletech: Miniatures – Continued a.k.a The Daily DM Planned Better”
Miniature Painting Spotlight: Pre-primed Hobgoblins…Sort Of
Readers, today we’re going to look at painting a couple of hobgoblins I’m going to be needing tomorrow for the Inglorious Ingrates. I’m going to provide a step-by-step process on how I’m going to go about painting these miniatures. As we are going to be dealing with miniatures that are already prime, we are goingContinue reading “Miniature Painting Spotlight: Pre-primed Hobgoblins…Sort Of”
NOT A Player’s Perspective
Dear Readers, unfortunately we don’t have an issue of A Player’s Perspective tonight, as Brandon, our weekly contributor for that article, was gone that evening. He’ll be back next week with a great update for you. In the mean time, I have finished the planetar! Here he is: As you can see, I put aContinue reading “NOT A Player’s Perspective”
Painting Update: Planetar and Goliath Barbarian
Painting Update: Short One, Because It’s Humid!
As many of you know, when you paint miniatures, it is necessary to have a nice try environment so that the miniatures will dry out and you can move on to the next layer. The problem here is that it is so hot and humid outside that the AC can’t keep up with my sunroomContinue reading “Painting Update: Short One, Because It’s Humid!”
Product Unboxing: Nolzur’s Marvelous Pigments – Underdark Paint Set
Here we are, Dear Readers, with another product unboxing! For those that remember, the Undead paint set was the last product unboxing that I did. The underdark paint set is of a similar vein. 10 paints, one being a metallic, and a miniature. As we saw last time, it’s a pretty standard box of paints.Continue reading “Product Unboxing: Nolzur’s Marvelous Pigments – Underdark Paint Set”
Painting Update: Goliath Barbarian and Planetar
First off, I’m really excited about these two projects. In particular, I’m really excited about the planetar. I think he, in particular, is going to turn out particularly well. Not to say I’m not going to put forth my best effort on the goliath, but the planetar is looking good to me. First off, theContinue reading “Painting Update: Goliath Barbarian and Planetar”
Upcoming Projects
So I have a number of projects coming down the pipeline that I am excited to share with you all! Battletech: Clan Invasion Unboxing I’ve said a number of times that, while D&D is most definitely my jam, I have a love of all things tabletop gaming. My other tabletop love is Battletech. Catalyst Games,Continue reading “Upcoming Projects”
Mini Painting Update: Aasimar and Elf
You all may remember my previous post about the two mins I have been working on for the young ladies I DM for on Wednesdays. After looking at the previous pictures, I realized that they weren’t doing them justice, really. Here is the aasimar paladin again, with better lighting: I think I did a goodContinue reading “Mini Painting Update: Aasimar and Elf”
Short Post: Mini Update
Sorry for the short post today, but I’ve got a lot of doctors appointments and other such things. On top of it, I have the young ladies’ group this evening that I have to prep for. Like I said. Long day. But that doesn’t mean I have nothing to give you today! Do you rememberContinue reading “Short Post: Mini Update”
Miniature Painting Project: Aasimar Paladin
Have you ever gotten so caught up in a project that it just consumed you for a little while? Yeah, that was me. Remember that Paladin I was painting? I totally forgot to take step by step pictures. Dear Readers, for about 2 hours, this miniature became my obsession. I was tapped by the miniatureContinue reading “Miniature Painting Project: Aasimar Paladin”
Short Post: Miniature Painting by Someone Else!
Hey everyone! I figured that all of you would be tired of seeing my miniature painting, and would like to see some others’ paintings. Here you go! What do you think, Dear Readers? Let me know in the comments section what you think! Until next time, Dear Readers…
Artist Debut: Spider
Miniature Restoration Project: Mistletoe
And some of you may remember, one of my favorite projects that I do that are miniature related is to restore my parents’ old pewter miniatures. Today, we have with us an old, what I believe, is a ranger. He might be something else, but I doubt it. In any case, his name is Mistletoe.Continue reading “Miniature Restoration Project: Mistletoe”
Painting Update: Paladin
So apparently my post from three days ago didn’t upload, so I find myself this morning editing my post. Lovely. In any case, here is what was posted originally, and you’ll get a bonus post in a few minutes… Good afternoon, Dear Readers, and welcome to another painting update! I finally remembered to grab theContinue reading “Painting Update: Paladin”
Painting Update: Rogue For My Wednesday Evening Young Peoples’ Group
You may remember that I had posted about an aasimar paladin that I had been working on for a player in this group. I had also posted before that about the other miniature I had planned on working on for the same group (at the end of the post). Long story short: the paladin isContinue reading “Painting Update: Rogue For My Wednesday Evening Young Peoples’ Group”
Miniature Painting Update: Knocking Out Some of My Projects!
Just a quick update on two of my projects: Today I worked with the aasimar paladin. The only reason she has flesh tone on her face is that I had, a while back, accidentally poured out too much of the flesh color and pulled out a bunch of minis and started painting faces. Then IContinue reading “Miniature Painting Update: Knocking Out Some of My Projects!”
Miniature Painting Update: Acererak + New Project
Dear Readers, I’m back! I’m sorry for the hiatus. I really needed to take a mental health break. As all of you or some of you may know, I deal with MS as well as chronic depression and I really needed some time to get my head back in a good place. That said, hereContinue reading “Miniature Painting Update: Acererak + New Project”
Miniature Painting Update: Gye
You may have seen a previous post where I’m working on a female human looking monk. Miniature is a representation of one of my players characters by the name of Gye. I’ve made some good strides since then. I started working on her girdle and her sash. As you can see, touch-ups are required. MuchContinue reading “Miniature Painting Update: Gye”
Miniature update: Acererak
I apologize today is a short post, but it’s been really busy and I am returning to in-store play at my local game store. I was trying to prepare for today’s session to make sure that our first session of our new campaign will go off without a hitch. I expect the articles from AContinue reading “Miniature update: Acererak”
Premium Content: I FIGURED OUT MY DRY BRUSH TECHNIQUE!!
Here she is, folks…the Marilith (less the base)…
Product Unboxing: Nolzur’s Marvelous Pigments Undead Set
We’re back again, Dear Readers, with another unboxing! Today’s unboxing is one of Army Painter’s D&D specific box of paints. Taking a look at the box, I’m already excited…soon you’ll see why. First things first, let’s see what we have: 10 paints exlusive to the D&D Nolzur’s line!! It makes me happy that I haveContinue reading “Product Unboxing: Nolzur’s Marvelous Pigments Undead Set”
Painting Profile: Finishing the Xanathar
Dear Readers, Today is a landmark day. But also disappointing! I’ll show you what I mean. You know where we left off, and here’s where we went! Here we are. We did the shading over the body! I used Nuln Oil (Citadel) shading for the main body, with Argax Earthshade for the mouth and eyeContinue reading “Painting Profile: Finishing the Xanathar”
Painting Highlight: THE XANATHAR
Oh, boy, do I have an update for you all today, Dear Readers! I finally got my metallic color paints in! Here’s an unboxing for you: This is the box that I finally got in the mail! A lovely tray, with the lovely colors and the one effect. Additionally the 16 ball barrings that allowContinue reading “Painting Highlight: THE XANATHAR”
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